Quality of work-life and work performance in physicians at the Mexican institute of social security, in the state of Chiapas

Abstract

Introduction: Maintaining a higher quality of work-life(QWL) leads to higher productivity. Objectives: Determine if QWL is a significant predictor of self-perceived performance by physicians working at the Mexican Institute of Social Security, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. Methods: This study used a quantitative, transversal, and predictive approach. The population consisted of 445 physicians. The type of sampling was non-probabilistic for convenience, as doctors working at the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) in the state of Chiapas were selected. The sample was 169 doctors representing 37.97% of the population. A simple linear regression analysis was performed by the successive step method. Results: QWL accounted for 64.9% of the variance of the variable dependent level of work performance. Similarly, it was determined that there is a positive and significant linear influence between the variables. QWL is a significant predictor of work performance in a very important way (β =.806). Conclusions: QWL influences the work performance of physicians working at the Mexican Institute of Social Security, in the state of Chiapas in a very important way. We conclude that improving physicians quality of work-life will have a direct influence on their work performance.